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"Stable, fast and secure OS for servers"
Overall: My web server, database, DNS, and mail servers are powered by Debian. They have very good performance and uptime of more than a month.
Pros: Debian is always free and open-source. It provides excellent performance and uptime, a stable and secure environment, and has low hardware requirements.
Cons: Some APT packages I want to use are either missing or outdated. I have to install or build the latest version from the source.
"Debian is a solid, stable, highly customisable and a totally free Linux distribution"
Overall: Debian is still one of the three most traditional and respected Linux distributions. It is totally free and has more than 55,000 also free applications available to install. Being the base for the development of several of the most popular distributions worldwide is indeed a solid testimony of its quality and design.
Pros: Although Debian may look like a simple and not fancy system it is done on purpose so each user can tailor it according to his preferences and eventually even according to its hardware limitations. Memory management and kernel stability are indeed remarkable on Debian allowing the use of obsolete hardware.
Cons: Debian is not a new users friendly type of distribution. It requires some time to get acquainted with it. Debian's default application package may again look and feel skinny for new users but the objective is to allow more customization depending on the machine use. For example, there is no reason to prepare and use a fancy interface with plenty of graphical effects on a network server. A simple nevertheless totally functional interface can be used instead. This type of customization requires some degree of knowledge which may look intimidating for new users.